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Pirelli tire test didn't show much to top driver
Added: 30 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
By Adam Cooper, Crain News Service
Detroit, Michigan – Sebastian Vettel wa…

Skellerup defending 'unsubsantiated' NZD7.3m claim in rubber ring dispute
Added: 29 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Auckland, New Zealand – Skellerup, the industrial rubber goods manufacturer, h…

Semperit enlarging Polish belt factory
Added: 29 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Vienna, Austria – Semperit A.G.'s Sempertrans belting operation is expanding …

ContiTech breaks ground on Slovakia AVS expansion
Added: 29 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech has broken ground on the expansion of its anti…

RubberCon 2014 organisers call for papers
Added: 29 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London – RubberCon, an annual global rubber conference arranged through the …

Cooper Tire supporting UK auto festival
Added: 29 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire is supporting this year’s CarFest, a family car fes…

Conti invests €17.5m in Singapore R&D site
Added: 29 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Singapore – Continental is to invest €17.5 million in a new R&D building in …

Michelin profit drops on low home tire demand
Added: 26 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Europe’s largest tiremaker, Michelin, reported a 13…

TMAT reports buoyant sales, seeks investor
Added: 26 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Chesterfield, UK – The first-half report of noise and vibration damping speci…

Compounder SPC Europe acquires Jevsa
Added: 26 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Westbury, UK – Rubber compounding specialist SPC Europe Ltd has acquired the a…

China raises anti-dumping duties on Japanese synthetic rubber imports
Added: 26 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Beijing – China's Ministry of Commerce is increasing existing anti-dumping dut…

Heavy haulier could save €18 500 per annum with structured tire management
Added: 25 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK – Stoke-on-Trent-based haulier B&W Transport (BWT) has chosen A…

Eaton closing Caesarea hose plant
Added: 25 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Eden Prairie, Minnesota – Hydraulics supplier Eaton’s FilFlex hose facility in…

Pirelli names F1 tires for Spa, Monza and Singapore
Added: 25 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Milan – Pirelli has announced the tire compounds from its slick P Zero series …

Rubber gains on China economic optimism
Added: 24 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – Bloomberg News reported rubber rising to a seven-week high after Chin…

Malaysian replanting and new plantations aim at controlling rubber supply
Added: 24 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kuching, Malaysia – The Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities Minist…

Evonik boosting Thai silica capacity
Added: 24 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Essen – Evonik Industries is expanding precipitated silica capacity at its Map…

Blackcircles opens Tesco tire centre
Added: 23 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Peebles, UK – Online tire fitting service Blackcircles.com has unveiled the fi…

Teknor Apex reorganising TPE brands at K 2013
Added: 23 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Geleen, The Netherlands – At K 2013, Teknor Apex Company will introduce a rest…

Natural and silicone rubber conference targets part and tool designers
Added: 23 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Aachen – A conference covering the latest developments in rubber materials wil…